Marketing and Social Media Internships: LA - Spring 2026
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Who We Are…
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From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Marketing and Social Media Internships: LA - Spring 2026
- Application Deadline: On or before Sunday, November 9th
- *Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!*
Your New Role
Overview of the internships
We have multiple Marketing and Social Media internship opportunities available. By applying to this posting, you will be considered for multiple internship opportunities within this general area. These internships will be located in the LA area. The selected interns will be expected to join us in the office on a regular cadence based on the intern manager’s in office schedule.
Example internship opportunities could include:
- Theatrical Digital Marketing Intern
- Theatrical Global Brand Partnerships Intern
- WB Global Media Intern
- Cinema Partnerships & Exhibitor Marketing Intern
- International Marketing, LATAM Intern
- Intl Theatrical Marketing Intern
- WB Games Brand and Product Marketing Intern
- WB Games Brand Marketing Intern
Your Role Accountabilities
Duties could include:
- Assist marketing team with administrative tasks, strategy development, and creative development for original series across Max, Magnolia, and discovery+ titles.
- Assist team in developing briefs to inform the overall campaign architecture
- Work closely with social teams to develop social campaign strategies
- Help manage campaign schedules to ensure timely deliverables
- Write script and/or screening coverage
- Assist with taking, compiling, and distributing creative notes
- Contribute creative feedback on development and finishing of creative assets
- Help build decks to brief agencies and teams
- Help track location and distribution of creative assets
- Work closely with social teams to execute social campaigns
- Review lists of influencers from our social agencies to attend premieres and influencer trips
- Review mailer contents
- Assist with premiere planning logistics, on the ground support at events if needed
- Social media campaign comparison reporting
- Social channel community management if needed
- Brainstorm on marketing campaigns and many other projects
Qualifications & Experience
Essentials needed for the positions that are similar across the above roles (these do not all have to apply to every single role)
- Understanding of the social media landscape, firm grasp on basic Microsoft Office suite, enthusiasm, organization, creativity
- Working knowledge of Google suite applications, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and Zoom
- Knowledge and experience with social media including TikTok, Instagram Reels and Stories, X, YouTube and YouTube Shorts
- Have a pulse on the latest social media trends and creators
- We are looking for diverse, creative and driven candidates who want to learn more about digital film -marketing
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong MS Office and Google G-Suite tools, in particular Excel, Google Sheets and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, with attention to detail and ability to multi-task
- Comfortable with numbers and media math
- Proactive and self-motivated individual
- Experience in advertising, marketing and/or media preferred
- Experience related to entertainment industry (theatrical/streaming) preferred
- Some experience in social media, campaign measurement a plus
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program for the full duration of the internship (proof of enrollment required)
- Must be a rising Junior or Senior (18 years or older)
- Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above GPA) A transcript will be required to verify your GPA if an offer is extended.
- Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Warner Bros. Discovery now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States. Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa, including F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1, etc., will not be eligible for the internship program.
What to know before applying:
The duration of the program is 12 weeks
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Program dates:
- Start Date: January 26th
- End Date: April 17th
- Interns will be expected to work 16-24 hours per week in a hybrid capacity
- Our internships are paid opportunities with a competitive hourly wage. Credit is not required; however, we will provide the necessary documentation for school credit if desired. Relocation is not provided.
- Interviewing will take place from early November through early-January. A WBD team member will contact you if your experiences and interests match an open internship position. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to give individual status updates.
On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here.
Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Warner Bros. Company or transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.
About Our Internship Program
WBD's Internship Program is designed to nurture students professionally and personally. We attract the country’s boldest and brightest students for paid, for-credit, real-world internship experiences in the entertainment, tech, sports, news and media industries. We offer career-defining opportunities to learn valuable skills that will help you prepare for a successful future.